
Michel de Montaigne Editor: David Widger · English
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Michel de Montaigne Editor: David Widger · English
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Produced by David Widger QUOTES AND IMAGES FROM MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE THE ESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE QUOTATIONS FROM THE FIVE VOLUMES With Five Etchings A child should not be brought up in his mother's lap A gallant man does not give over his pursuit for being refused A generous heart ought not to belie its own thoughts A hundred more escape us than ever come to our knowledge A lady could not boast of her chastity who was never tempted A little cheese when a mind to make a feast A little thing

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